- Elevation
- 748 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- DND Dundee Airport55 km
- INV Inverness Airport81 km
About Loch Vrotachan
Loch Vrotachan is a lake. Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Elevation: 748 m. The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (55 km). Nearby sights include The Cairnwell and The Cairnwell North Top.
Photos of Loch Vrotachan
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Monega Hill Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glas Tulaichean Lis Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
Glas Maol Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0 -
The Cairnwell Wdgwdgwdg · CC BY-SA 3.0 -
Cairn of Claise Rob Burke · CC BY-SA 2.0
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Climate of Loch Vrotachan
This month · November
A wet month
Day 4° · Night -1° · Rain 141 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 15°)
- Coldest month
- February (night -4°)
- Wettest month
- January (175 mm)
- Driest month
- June (78 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
Show values as a table
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 2° | 2° | 4° | 7° | 11° | 14° | 15° | 15° | 11° | 8° | 4° | 3° |
| Average low (°C) | -4° | -4° | -3° | -1° | 2° | 5° | 7° | 6° | 4° | 2° | -1° | -3° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 175 | 113 | 125 | 82 | 83 | 78 | 78 | 92 | 122 | 152 | 141 | 143 |
How to get to Loch Vrotachan
The nearest airport is Dundee Airport (DND), 55 km to the southeast as the crow flies. For international flights: Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) (83 km). The nearest large city is Dundee, 55 km to the southeast.
Airports
- Dundee Airport (DND) Dundee 55 kmsoutheast
- Inverness Airport (INV) Inverness, Highland 81 kmnorthwest
- Aberdeen International Airport (ABZ) Aberdeen 83 kmnortheast
Nearby large cities
- Dundee Population: 148.2K 55 kmsoutheast
- Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 86 kmeast
- Edinburgh Population: 515K 105 kmsouth
- Glasgow Population: 626.4K 125 kmsouthwest
- Newcastle upon Tyne Population: 300.1K 242 kmsoutheast
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Loch Vrotachan
Within 100 km: 118 historic and cultural sites, 3,460 natural sites, 654 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km486 places
- Loch Wharral Lake 24 kmE
- Loch Valigan Lake 18 kmSW
- Loch Tilt Lake 14 kmW
- Shechernich Loch Lake 12 kmS
25–60 km1,436 places
- Moncreiffe Island Island 56 kmS
- Isle of Spar Island 48 kmSW
- Eilean nan Ubh Island 46 kmSW
- Eilean na Cluanaich Island 45 kmNW
60–100 km2,310 places
- Balbithan Island Island 78 kmNE
- Findlays Seat Mountain 77 kmN
- Lossiemouth East Beach Beach 93 kmN
- Sunnyside Beach Beach 98 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearest towns and villages
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Newbigging Village, Aberdeenshire7.1 km N
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Inverey Village, Aberdeenshire9.3 km N
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Spittal of Glenshee Village, Perth and Kinross8.8 km S
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Corriemulzie Village, Aberdeenshire11 km N
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Glenshee Village Village, Perth and Kinross10 km S
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Muir Village, Aberdeenshire13 km NW
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
The Cairnwell Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.7 km SE
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The Cairnwell North Top Mountain, Aberdeenshire0.9 km SE
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Creag a' Choire Dhirich Mountain, Perth and Kinross0.8 km S
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Carn Aosda Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.3 km NE
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Carn Aosda North Top Mountain, Aberdeenshire1.7 km NE
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Carn nan Sac Mountain, Perth and Kinross1.6 km S
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Carn a' Gheoidh Mountain, Aberdeenshire2.4 km SW
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An Socach Mountain, Aberdeenshire4.6 km W
Sources & licences
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